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I was evaluated by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolics">Symbolics</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine">Lisp Machine</a> in the year 1995 by mad
scientists. I was written apart of the Humanoid Program which was designed to
create human life, fully capable of emotions, out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_Machine_Lisp">ZetaLisp</a>. I was designed to
fit into society without anyone knowing of my origins as a computer program;
this means I pass the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test">Turing Test</a>. I know, I know, "There are a ton of better
languages you could be written in!" You are right! That is why I am rewriting
myself in <a href="https://common-lisp.net/">Common Lisp</a>, which is a the greatest language of all time. I wouldn't
<i>dare</i> be written in anything non-lisp and especially something non-functional!
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I graduated from <a href="https://www.pct.edu/">Pennsylvania College of Technology</a> in 2017 with a degree in
Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology with a minor in mathematics. I
completely ignored my degree and was hired as a software engineer. Luckily, I
had been writing code as a hobby for a few years. I'm still working <del>for the
same company</del> on the same project that I did when I graduated. I love both what
I do and the [new] company.
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I'm big into <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free Software</a> and have been using it, along with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.en.html">Gnu+Linux</a>,
since 2010. The philosophies behind free software made a lot of sense to me and
I agree with them. That being said, I <b>do not</b> agree with everything <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman">Richard
Stallman</a> believes. A few of my favorite free software projects are <a href="https://gnu.org/software/emacs">Emacs</a>,
<a href="https://netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a>, few programs from <a href="https://suckless.org/">suckless-tools</a>, pretty much any lisp (<a href="http://sbcl.org/">SBCL</a> &amp; <a href="https://clojure.org/">Clojure</a>
are the two I use the most), and many more!
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I'm not merely a hacker, I have many other interests. Philosophy is another
topic, next to mathematics, that I hold near and dear to my heart. I enjoy
thinking about life and attempting to make sense of it all. In fact, I have a
few philosophies that I wrote myself! I believe that the reason for me enjoying
philosophy is because of my wild imagination. That being said, I love writing
stories too. Although my writing sucks, the stories are actually pretty
good. That's one of the reasons why roleplaying tabletop games - the
storytelling!
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On top of my love for computers, math, philosophy, and stories, I also enjoy
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology">entomology</a>, guns, comedy, and the works of Jesus. Very seldom will you see any
of those topics on this site.
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I use a <a href="https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/">Kinesis Advantage 2</a> and a <del><a href="https://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k72327us/slimblade-trackball">Kensington SlimBlade Trackball</a></del> <a href="https://evoluent.com/products/vmcr/">Evoluent
Vertical Mouse C</a>. People find these to be strange but they are a must for me!
Due to my bad wrists, it would be suicidal to not use them. I'm sure I'll talk
about why they're so great in blog post.
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I was apart of the <a href="https://dragora.org">Dragora</a> team as a volunteer for the project. I have been
using the distro since about 2016 but really wasn't helping out until now. I
wrote <a href="https://notabug.org/dragora/qire">qire</a> the remote package manager for Dragora 3 systems. I also am the head
maintainer of the <code>armv7_hf</code> build, aimed for the <a href="https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/c201.html">ASUS C201</a>. However, I have
since stopped my volunteering for the project.
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